Rotation is Bad?

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          Vern Gambetta on December 16, 2008 at 3:20 am #15138

          I just found out yesterday that we should stop doing rotational medicine ball movements because they are bad for your back. Now that I have recovered from the initial shock I am trying to figure out what I am going to do to train the athletes I work with, the programs I consult with and how do I explain to the thousands of athlete’s that I have coached over the years that everything we were

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          lsfii2 on December 16, 2008 at 5:52 am #75227

          So what does this mean for athletes who have been training rotational core strength with medicine balls for the past couple years? From what I understood, rotational core strength can be trained through cable machines. This is better than with med balls?

          Anyway interesting read… really makes you question your strength program

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          tkaberna on December 16, 2008 at 6:58 am #75231

          I think he was saying that rotational exercises are a good thing. Don’t listen to the next guru if you know something works.

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          Daniel Andrews on December 16, 2008 at 7:47 am #75233

          I believe the Guru’s are coming from the misguided interpretation of Stuart McGill’s works.

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          Beau Brehm on December 17, 2008 at 4:07 am #75254

          So what does this mean for athletes who have been training rotational core strength with medicine balls for the past couple years? From what I understood, rotational core strength can be trained through cable machines. This is better than with med balls?

          Anyway interesting read… really makes you question your strength program

          Please tell me this is sarcasm?

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          lsfii2 on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 am #75275

          [quote author="lsfii2" date="1229386948"]So what does this mean for athletes who have been training rotational core strength with medicine balls for the past couple years? From what I understood, rotational core strength can be trained through cable machines. This is better than with med balls?

          Anyway interesting read… really makes you question your strength program

          Please tell me this is sarcasm?[/quote]

          haha sorry i read it quick, got worried, posted, then checked now, wow i look like an idiot, haha lets just say its sarcasm

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